My beardie hasn’t pooped in a week

ncc74656":esxhigeb said:

looks like a bit of impaction there, was holding it in for a while id bet. water is where most reptiles deficate and flowing water is where they drink nativly. so its not a surprise that some beardies we have prefer to only deficate when in a bath. its worth having an area where your beardie can go with water to let loose, also if impacted the floating/warmth can help pass a rough load. generally as long as you have good hydration going on a bit of poor digestion wont be an issue, its when you feed an excessive amount of husks or sand or other types of non digestible feed that builds up and blocks their intestines. with a proper and clean diet the poo should be contained, some what in a saussage style cacoon with the harder white substance at the end. that being said it can be hard to always get that right. if you get a couple of poo's like this in a row the its time to reevaluate what they are eating and change it to different types of food or take out some of the excess husk styles like meal worms or full grown adult roaches.

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ncc74656":2tuvuv0y said:

greens are a large source of fiber and such so sure. also basking temps can impact digestion. its stated that 90-105 is ideal for them to have after a meal, i however have never seen my beardie sit in such warm temps after eating. she prefers to be more like 70... to each their own i guess, in either case plants are a majority of diet for an adult beardie so if they dont have that it can upset their BM's

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